| Author | |
MaryM
Board Moderator
Joined: Feb 11 2005
Location: Colorado
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 13104
|
| Posted: Oct 14 2012 at 11:30pm | IP Logged
|
 |
|
Some of you may remember the Catholic Mosaic message board that Cay and Molly had for a short time several years ago. I loved visiting there and wish it was still accessible. The fun lists of picture books were great. There was a thread where people had compiled a great collection of picture books that included recipes in the text or end notes. It was a fun resource because it included reviews and book details. Those titles (only) are I believe included in Cay's Picture Perfect Childhood book, which has a "recipes included" list.
We have a few listed here and there on 4 Real but not as a whole thread. I have wanted to start one here for some time and having recently read Brother William's Year which includes a recipe for Lenten Leek Soup, it got me thinking about it again.
So here it is a place to list all those great picture book recommendations that include recipes. I'm going to pull in some of the posts from other threads that mention books with recipes.
PLEASE ADD YOUR FAVORITES AND OTHER FINDS!
__________________
Mary M. in Denver
Our Domestic Church
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
MaryM
Board Moderator
Joined: Feb 11 2005
Location: Colorado
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 13104
|
| Posted: Oct 14 2012 at 11:44pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
MaryM wrote:
Books about South America -Columbia
Saturday Sancocho - A girl and her grandmother barter a dozen eggs at the market square to get the ingredients to cook their traditional Saturday chicken sancocho. Includes recipe. |
|
|
Angie Mc wrote:
The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman and Marla Frazee
large family, cottage, small home, cabin, lake, baby, siblings, cello, food, Peter, milk, Lucy, pink lemonade, Jack, applesauce, Mac, oatmeal, pets, Mary Lou, bread, Flo, Fran, eggs, mess, birthday, gift, recipe, dance, cake, seasons, summer
This is a favorite summer read for us (and it was feeling a whole lot like summer yesterday when our temp rose near 110!). Here is a link to Mrs. Peter's Birthday Cake that I found through Cay's A Picture Perfect Childhood. We've been hankering to make this:). |
|
|
MaryM wrote:
| Cook-a-Doodle-Doo - The great grandson of the Little Red Hen decides to test his culinary abilities. Predictably the dog, cat, and goose refuse to help, but iguana, pig, and turtle are more than happy to pitch in with humorous result. There are helpful side notes with actual cooking tips and information. Includes a recipe strawberry shortcake. |
|
|
Mary G wrote:
| Here's one of our favorites -- Cranberry Thanksgiving by the Devlins. It is a great story about not judging folks or assuming things AND the cranberry bread recipe at the end is really good! |
|
|
Tina P. wrote:
A Song for Lena is a sweet book by Hilary Horder Hippely about a Hungarian family whose grandmother remembers picking apples in Hungary and making strudel. She remembers the year a beggar came to their house asking for bread. Her mother wondered why give him bread when there's strudel to be had? Generosity from a relatively poor family is a quality I admire. And the gift he returned to them for their generosity is priceless!
It does *not* contain a whole lot of history or indicate *when* the grandmother was a little girl. But it might be a good segue into the history of the peaceful times in Hungary before WWII. Anyway, there's a recipe for Apple Strudel in the back that I believe we'll try.  |
|
|
MaryM wrote:
It's not exactly a Thanksgiving story, but it is a Pilgrim story, at least that's what the illustrator intends. I just discovered the Ashley Wolff version of Carol Ryrie Brink's Goody O'Grumpity. Written in 1937, this cute little story about a Pilgrim woman making a spice cake was originally a poem. The illustrations of the picture book version are woodcut style which I know I've mentioned before as a favorite of mine. Ashley Wolff is a favorite illustrator as well. Includes recipe.
Illustrator's Note from book:
Quote:
When I first decided to illustrate Carol Ryrie Brink's wonderful poem, Goody O'Grumpity, the first thing I needed to do was find out who Goody was. What did she look like? Where did she live? When did she live? My first clue came from her name. I knew that it was custom in early America to call a married woman "goodwife", so perhaps Goody was a shortened term of endearment. I also suspected that the specific ingredients for Goody's cake mentioned in the text might be from an actual recipe.
My hunches were confirmed during a visit to Plymouth Plantation, in Plymouth =, Massachusetts. I want to think the staff at Plymouth for their help in my research, particularly Kathleen Curtin, the foodways manager, who supplied the seventeenth century spice cake recipe used as the basis of the recipe at the end of this book.
Although I can't be certain of Carol Ryrie Brink's intentions, I'd like to think she would be happy with my version of Goody as a strong Pilgrim woman. |
|
|
|
|
|
__________________
Mary M. in Denver
Our Domestic Church
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
MaryM
Board Moderator
Joined: Feb 11 2005
Location: Colorado
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 13104
|
| Posted: Oct 15 2012 at 12:38am | IP Logged
|
|
|
Another favorite is Thunder Cake. In the book, a grandmother helps her granddaughter overcome her fear of thunder by baking a special cake while a storm threatens. Having had a couple children very fearful of thunder storms this was a helpful book.
__________________
Mary M. in Denver
Our Domestic Church
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
cvbmom
Forum All-Star
Joined: Feb 15 2005
Location: Ohio
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 930
|
| Posted: Oct 15 2012 at 8:25am | IP Logged
|
|
|
Tomie DePaola's Jingle the Christmas Clown has a great cookie recipe - Donna Chiara's Stlline d'Oro that we make every year.
God bless,
Christine
__________________
Wife to dh - 18 years!
Mom to dd (16), ds (15), dd, (12), dd (11), ds (9), dd (8), dd (7), ds (5), dd (3), ds (2), and ds (1)
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
jawgee
Forum All-Star
Joined: May 02 2011
Location: New Hampshire
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1415
|
| Posted: Oct 15 2012 at 9:06am | IP Logged
|
|
|
One of my kids' favorites, in part because of their Korean heritage, is Bee-bim Bop.
The recipe in the back is delicious. Yum.
__________________
Monica
C (12/2001), N (11/2005), M (5/2008), J (8/2009) and three angels
The Catholic Cup on Facebook
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
JennGM
Forum Moderator
Joined: Feb 07 2005
Location: Virginia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 17702
|
| Posted: Oct 15 2012 at 9:27am | IP Logged
|
|
|
MaryM wrote:
Mary G wrote:
| Here's one of our favorites -- Cranberry Thanksgiving by the Devlins. It is a great story about not judging folks or assuming things AND the cranberry bread recipe at the end is really good! |
|
|
|
|
|
All of the Devlin books, especially Cranberry series, have a recipe. Here are some from the books.
There are tons of apple recipes, which is right on season. I think there is a simple apple pie recipe on the new Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John "Appleseed" Chapman by Esme Raji Codell.
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall, recipe for Apple pie.
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman
I can't remember if there's an actual recipe or not, but love The Apple Pie That Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson
__________________
Jennifer G. Miller
Wife to  & ds1  '03 & ds2  '07
Family in Feast and Feria
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
JennGM
Forum Moderator
Joined: Feb 07 2005
Location: Virginia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 17702
|
| Posted: Oct 15 2012 at 9:36am | IP Logged
|
|
|
Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements Famous Griddle Cakes
For the most elaborate recipe, see Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child for a Galantine recipe. There is also a doable one for Jessie's Crepes.
__________________
Jennifer G. Miller
Wife to & ds1 '03 & ds2 '07
Family in Feast and Feria
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
JennGM
Forum Moderator
Joined: Feb 07 2005
Location: Virginia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 17702
|
| Posted: Oct 15 2012 at 9:40am | IP Logged
|
|
|
One more. The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale (15th Anniversary Edition, with Bonus Cookie Recipe and Pattern for St. Nicholas Christmas Cookies
I'm glad it is reprinted. The neat thing is the recipe is by the author's wife, Anne L. Watson. She just wrote Baking with Cookie Molds: Secrets and Recipes for Making Amazing Handcrafted Cookies for Your Christmas, Holiday, Wedding, Party, Swap, Exchange, or Everyday Treat after being inspired by her husband's picture books.
The unique feature of her recipes is she has converted them all to liquid sweeteners, as she found that helps the mold. This speculaas recipe uses honey as the sweetener. I'm not crazy about the substitutes, but it might be great for others.
__________________
Jennifer G. Miller
Wife to & ds1 '03 & ds2 '07
Family in Feast and Feria
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
MaryM
Board Moderator
Joined: Feb 11 2005
Location: Colorado
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 13104
|
| Posted: Nov 24 2012 at 5:42pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
Don't Forget by Patricia Lakin and illustrated by Ted Rand
This was a really sweet book I'd never seen before. Great illustrations by Rand. A young girl wants to make a birthday cake all by herself for her mother's birthday but first has to collect the ingredients. Setting is a village with indiviudal shopkeepers, all of whom give her advise ("Don't forget") about making the cake. She is avoiding going to the last vendor as they are concnetration camp survivors and she can't help staring at the number on their arms and doesn't want them to think about the past. It is sweet and handled well - as it has the two different themes going through it.
It has a recipe for a cake at the end.
__________________
Mary M. in Denver
Our Domestic Church
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
MaryM
Board Moderator
Joined: Feb 11 2005
Location: Colorado
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 13104
|
| Posted: Dec 13 2012 at 10:59am | IP Logged
|
|
|
Just read this very sweet photographic picture book - Tea with Lady Sapphire and wanted to recommend it! It fits here because it has a yummy sounding recipe - Gram's Snickerdoodles from the "tea party."
The story describes a family watching from their window waiting for all the different birds to join them for their "tea party" (that they are having inside). Many different birds fly up to the different feeders - the chatting of the family identifies the birds and shares things about their behaviors, habitats, and feeding preferences. It is really sweet and informative. The photography is stunning.
__________________
Mary M. in Denver
Our Domestic Church
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
MaryM
Board Moderator
Joined: Feb 11 2005
Location: Colorado
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 13104
|
| Posted: Feb 25 2015 at 1:06pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
Lovely new book with a recipe. It takes the same recipe and has four different families make it over the course of a several hundred years. It is really interesting as it looks at different families in different eras and you can see the variations in acquiring food, preparation techniques, technology, attitudes. I really found it an engaging book. Fun for a history buff or a cook. Extensive end notes by both the author and illustrator.
A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Dessert by Emily Jenkins and Sophie Blackall
Recipe is for a historic dish called Blackberry Fool.
Some variations from:
Joy of Baking
Williams Sonoma
Martha Stewart
__________________
Mary M. in Denver
Our Domestic Church
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Pilgrim
Forum All-Star
Joined: Feb 28 2007
Location: Wisconsin
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1286
|
| Posted: Feb 25 2015 at 5:54pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
Favorite books here that have a recipe are
Aunt Pitty Patty's Piggy
Goldilocks
The Tale Of Tricky Fox
The Gingerbread Man
__________________
Wife 2 my bf, g14,b8,g&b6,g4,g3,g1 1/2,4 ^i^
St. Clare Heirloom Seeds coupon 4Real 20% off
St. Clare Audio
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
MaryM
Board Moderator
Joined: Feb 11 2005
Location: Colorado
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 13104
|
| Posted: Feb 26 2015 at 2:00am | IP Logged
|
|
|
Gotta love gingerbread stories and recipes!
Read this one, just expecting it to be added the Revolutionary War picture book listing, but it was about a baker for the Continental Army and included a recipe for gingerbread.
Gingerbread for Liberty!: How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution by Mara Rockliff
This is a fun book about a little known part of US history, and includes illustrations which look like gingerbread figures that are quite unique. Includes a recipe for gingerbread.
__________________
Mary M. in Denver
Our Domestic Church
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
|
|
4Real Forums : Picture Book Discoveries
Topic: Picture Books with Recipes
